Some things are right in front of your eyes, but Chen Ping had never noticed them.
He remembered that moment when he first woke up.
When everyone was starving, Hua Lian'er, only Hua Lian'er had the ability to get food.
There were steamed buns, meat buns, and even a chicken leg...
Despite getting a lump on her head, she still managed to get them.
It's worth noting that even with Zuo Duanshou's experience and ruthless skills, he could only sit and beg for food, unable to evade the many guards of Fuyuan Restaurant to steal things.
During the night raid on Fuyuan Restaurant, Chen Ping knew that Cheng the Westerner was personally not very capable, but he took security issues very seriously. Not only did he arrange for people to watch over important places, but he also had three big wolves tethered.
Only someone like Chen Ping, with his Fist Technique at Great Success, incredibly fast Body Technique, and unmatched precise control of Qi and Blood, could easily avoid detection...
Then, how could Hua Lian'er do it?
Just because she looked as delicate as a willow, seemingly never having practiced Martial Arts, just a little girl...
Perhaps she had been practicing, but in a different way, not pursuing the path of killing and combat at first, but always laying a foundation.
The outward manifestation was such that she wasn't good at fighting, but her physical essence was relatively strong.
At the very least, her Body Technique and Stepping Technique were very agile.
More flexible than Zuo Duanshou.
I underestimated her.
Chen Ping chuckled twice, this time looking more cautiously, studying the "Seven Stars Step" carefully, not daring to be distracted for a moment.
The dark clouds in the sky were blown away by the wind, and the rain that was about to fall did not come down.
The sun was once again hanging high in the sky...
Step by step, Chen Ping walked arduously, from midday to the golden sun setting in the west, he finally finished this set of bizarre Stepping Techniques that completely defied the basic structure of the human body.
During this time, he fell 309 times, was unable to move 75 times, twisted his leg into a pretzel 27 times, and his lumbar spine almost fractured 13 times...
Moreover, he spat out seven mouthfuls of fresh blood.
His body felt like it had been tormented by dozens or even hundreds of Nanny Rong, it hurt terribly.
"However, in the end, I still managed to finish the forty-nine steps in one go."
Wiping the cold sweat from his forehead, Chen Ping's face looked like he was crying and laughing at the same time.
Only at this time could he distinctly feel that he was still that plain and ordinary Martial Cultivator.
Extraordinary talent didn't exist.
This talk of drawing inferences from one instance was also not true.
Every bit of achievement was actually earned through diligent study and hard practice.
He had shed tons of sweat.
The Spring and Autumn Silkworm attribute column finally showed some changes.
In Chen Ping's perception.
In the Martial Arts column, besides Eight Trigrams Palm (Perfection) and Tan Leg Technique having reached Great Success, there was an added "Seven Stars Step" label.
Entry.
To truly reach the entry level in learning a new Martial Arts, one must first achieve a preliminary understanding and grasp the mysteries within it.
Only after reaching the entry level can it appear on the Spring and Autumn Silkworm's attribute panel.
Then, we can use Tribulation Points to improve it.
'I can become a peerless genius again.'
Chen Ping exhaled joyfully, feeling an indescribable sense of satisfaction.
Because he discovered a clever aspect of this Stepping Technique.
After painstakingly completing the forty-nine steps from Dubhe to Yaoguang, a mysterious rhythm suddenly appeared inside his body. In the Dantian area of his lower abdomen, a warm airflow emerged.
Not much.
Just a wisp.
But this wisp of airflow was controllable.
Attach it to his fist, with a whoosh, its speed and power increased by approximately ten percent.
Attach it to his leg, with a swift movement, he dashed forward, his speed increased by more than thirty percent.
This is amazing!
'This airflow and the Qi Blood Martial Arts can actually coexist without interfering with each other and stack together.'
Chen Ping felt a burst of surprise.
He also found that after using the airflow, with a short rest, after the time a stick of incense burns, it would slowly regenerate. It would just honestly hover in the Dantian area, obedient like a girl.
This wisp of airflow is indeed very useful, just a bit too little.
In theory, it requires long-term practice to improve efficiency.
On one hand, it requires the comprehension of the Stepping Technique to reach a certain level, which is the so-called Realm breakthrough. Skill proficiency is divided into levels, and the gap from Entry to Perfection is as vast as Heaven and Earth.
Looking at it this way, my current Seven Stars Step at the entry stage takes a long time to execute, the power conversion is insufficient, and the accumulation of Inner Qi is naturally slow.
It needs an upgrade.
Chen Ping attentively focused on the "Seven Stars Step," raising a sense of understanding in his heart.
'Does it really take 4 Tribulation Points to upgrade to the "Proficient" level? Isn't that too much?'
Upon reflection, it seems quite reasonable.
The "Wandering Body Bagua Palm" I originally practiced, although in later generations called Inner Boxing, was an extremely powerful Ultimate Skill with a high upper limit. But in essence, it still took the path of External Martial Arts, created as a simplified cultivation model when the environment didn't allow for transcendence, and was not really considered advanced.
"Wandering Body Bagua Palm" needs about one Tribulation Point to go from Entry to Proficient.
I skipped that step, and to move from Proficient to Mastery, as experienced in "Spring Leg," also needs one point.
From "Mastery" to "Great Success," it requires two points.
Further to Perfection, it doubles again.
While "Seven Stars Step" directly starts at four points...
Could it be that this Stepping Technique is three levels higher than Martial Arts like "Wandering Body Bagua Palm" and "Spring Leg"?
You get what you pay for, and Chen Ping wasn't really stingy about the Tribulation Points for upgrading, but he simply didn't have any at the moment.
Nor could he test how efficient the accumulation of Qi would be or how fast he could step through the technique after "Seven Stars Step" reaches "Proficient."
It can be set aside for now, to be gradually tested later.
Just focus on diligent cultivation.
In fact, if he doesn't practice this Stepping Technique, he basically has no Martial Arts left to practice.
The "Wandering Body Bagua Palm" has now reached perfection in the Fist Technique, hitting its upper limit.
Other than the fact that my own bone marrow hasn't been fully refined to its peak, this cultivation technique can be set aside.
Usually, just practice a few sets to keep my skills from getting rusty.
Thinking about the matter of marrow refining.
Chen Ping felt a bit at a loss.
He discovered a problem.
After upgrading his realm using Tribulation Points, it can't create something from nothing and instantly elevate his body to the appropriate level; instead, it requires nutrition and supplements to cover what's lacking.
'Who would have thought, even in a different world, the law of energy conservation still applies.'
Having upgraded the realm several times.
Chen Ping has almost figured out the capability of the silkworm baby on his body.
Tribulation Breaking Realm doesn't actually break the body.
It's the mind that breaks.
Because, to break the realm, first, you must understand.
This means you should have this martial arts knowledge, practiced it, pondered over it. Then, by consuming Tribulation Points, you can deduce the required comprehension of the next-level fist technique.
All at once transmitted into the sea of consciousness, or the soul.
How important is this comprehension?
Some say no one can earn beyond their comprehension.
Chen Ping quite agrees with this view.
You don't know, so you can't think of it, you entirely lack this awareness.
How can you talk about control and gaining benefits?
Just like when he used to practice martial arts with his grandfather...
Before performing some complex movements, he couldn't completely envisage how those movements should be done?
Even if he had seen them, without subconscious comprehension, without control. Even if his physical condition met the requirements, he couldn't do it.
Only through long-term practice can it be fully mastered.
For example, the spinning back kick...
In theory, as long as the body is intact, hands and feet are coordinated, and the ligaments are stretched. What others can do, theoretically, you can too.
Give it a try, and you'll know.
Not to mention a spinning back kick, you might even fall over trying to spin and jump up.
Every cell in your body resists...
Deep in the mind, there's no recognition of the sensation of kicking while airborne.
Your hands and feet, and the body... at that moment, they don't feel like yours.
Let alone controlling your thoughts, much less every muscle and tendon of the fists and feet, creating movements with exquisite precision, coordinating subtle exertion...
This is an extremely challenging and lengthy process.
This is the limitation of comprehension or awareness.
The Tribulation enhancement of the Spring and Autumn Silkworm breaks through this boundary... completely skipping over the lengthy process of learning, mastering, and changing, it grants you comprehension, directly delivering top-level awareness.
As for the physical condition, it's quite straightforward...
It's simply replenishing vitality and blood Qi.
If resources are sufficient, they can break through all the bodily bottlenecks and follow through the breakthrough.
Just like an old boxer with twenty years of training, even if his hands and feet were broken, he lay sick in bed for a long time, his muscles atrophied... he'd still be a formidable boxer, though unable to fight.
But as long as his body is directly healed, nutrition restored, and return to its original state, he immediately becomes a top-notch boxer again.
Because he once knew, and will always know.
The software has reached its potential, and once the hardware meets operational conditions, it can immediately perform at full speed.
Chen Ping feels that his realm advancement has such a taste.
It's about first elevating the software of the brain and body memory...
The physical strength, the progress of Bone Strengthening and Marrow Cleansing, needs to be supplemented by other means.
This aspect, the Spring and Autumn Silkworm does not cover.
It essentially belongs to a process of deduction.
Deducing an advanced application from known information.
Then, thinking of the situation when the "Trace Origin and Steal Fortune" talent activates.
Chen Ping roughly understood.
The activation of this talent doesn't fundamentally change anything... it just gains some information, some insights from the past time.
Essentially, it still belongs to deduction.
Deducing the past experiences from the traces of time on the opponent, and then selecting the most beneficial development direction for the host.
This is what opportunities are.
'In this way, I'm reassured. It doesn't use overly mysterious ways to create something from nothing to change the body and soul, it's just the impartation of knowledge and insight.
The true advancement is all from my own diligent practice... the Spring and Autumn Silkworm is just a tool, merely a tool without hidden dangers.
Chen Ping realized some truths and learned a new "very fragrant" stepping technique, feeling that his strength has improved a lot, thus his appetite increased.
He directly ate ten pounds of braised lamb and began the challenging practice of the "Seven Stars Step."
Inner Qi is truly the more, the better.
Qi Blood Body Refining cannot stop, but it needs nutrition.
Inner Qi cultivation cannot stop either; it requires diligence.
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"Go check out why those little beggars didn't go to sing, and see if there's any unforeseen event?"
Chang Sansi was sitting in a carriage, passing by Qilin Street, originally intending to check on one of his money sources.
He saw that the Fuyuan Restaurant had already shut down.
And where Hua Lian'er used to sing, it was desolate, with no crowd gathering.
Today, the Incense Master of the Chizi Hall, Zhuang Hongyi, came to meet with Dong Jinzhong of the Cyan Hall to discuss important matters, and he needed to go and entertain them, which was indeed difficult to leave. He could only send someone to investigate the news, feeling a slight anger rising in his heart.
'Taking a day off would cost us a significant amount of silver; how could things be like this?'
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